Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 918

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

A.  All records and supplemental records prepared for filing in any appellate court shall be certified and dated by the clerk upon completion.  The certification shall include the date any transcript was received for inclusion in the record.

B.  All transcripts or parts thereof completed for inclusion in the record shall be dated and certified by the court reporter who prepares them.  The date of certification by the court reporter shall be the date on which the transcript was completed and furnished to the clerk for inclusion in the record.

Acts 1988, No. 525, §1.